Gashimov was a noted player of bullet chess (2/3 minutes a side), and three times Azerbaijani national chess champion (1995, 1996 and 1998).[3] He won at Athens 2005 (Acropolis International).[4] He was a two-times winner of the huge Cappelle-la-Grande Open: in 2007 and 2008 (with other players).